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Russian ballet is a form of
ballet characteristic of or originating from
Russia. The original purpose of the ballet in
Russia was to entertain the royal court. In the early 19th century,
the theaters were opened up to anyone who could afford a ticket.
There was a seating section called a rayok, or 'paradise gallery',
that consisted of simple wooden benches. This allowed non-wealthy
people access to the ballet, because tickets in this section were
inexpensive.

Ballet Companies

The first ballet company was the Imperial School of Ballet in St.
Petersburg in the 1740s. The Ballet
Russe was a ballet company founded in the 1909 by Sergey Diaghilev, an enormously important
figure in the Russian ballet scene. The headquarters of his ballet
company was located in Paris, France. A protégé of Diaghileve,
George Balanchine, founded the New
York City Ballet Company in 1948. Today, the Kirov Ballet company
(now known as the Mariinsky Ballet)
and the Bol'shoy company are two world-renowned Russian ballet
companies that tour the world.